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In
October
1976,
together
with
my
partner
Paul
de
Senneville,
we
were
searching
for
a
talented
young
pianist
and
were
overwhelmed
to
discover
Richard
Clayderman's
exceptional
musical
talent
matched
by
a
pleasing
personality;
very
much
reflected
in
his
appearance.
Very
soon
we
were
to
learn
that
the
public
shared
our
enthusiasm
and
justified
our
conviction.
Demand
for
Richard's
albums
and
concert
appearances
spread
from
France,
to
the
rest
of
Europe,
Australia,
New
Zealand,
Japan,
South
Africa
and
South
America.
In
September
1982
the
British
public
were
introduced
to
Richard
Clayderman
through
a
two
minute
TV
commercial
and
in
less
than
a
year
they
responded
by
buying
over
one
million
of
his
albums.
His
early
concert
appearances
at
the
Royal
Albert
Hall
and
an
extensive
British
tour
were
all
totally
sold
out
and
at
each
appearance
Richard
was
accorded
a
rapturous
reception.
Last
year
[1984]
Richard
was
introduced
to
the
American
public
and
to
one
on
his
most
ardent
fans,
Nancy
Reagan.
In
January
1985
Richard
embarked
on
this,
his
most
ambitious
musical
project
to
date;
an
album
of
the
world's
most
popular
classical
piano
pieces,
introducing
several
modern
works
made
popular
through
British
films
including,
The
Warsaw
Concerto,
Cornish
Rhapsody
and
The
Dream
of
Olwen.
We
were
honoured
that
the
Royal
Philharmonic
Orchestra
accepted
Richard's
invitation
to
take
part
in
the
recordings.
Richard's
father
had
been
a
music
teacher
and
had
brought
Richard
up
with
a
classical
music
background
so
Richard
was
well
equipped
to
give
these
recordings
his
own
distinctive
approach.
Concert
performances
and
TV
appearances
were
kept
to
a
minimum
to
allow
Richard
to
concentrate
on
producing
what
we
believe
to
be
his
most
important
recording
to
date.
I
hope
you
agree
and
that
this
album
gives
you
many
years
of
enjoyment.
Olivier
Toussaint
Producer
and
Personal
Manager
to
Richard
Clayderman
Tracks:
 1.
Concerto
No.
1
in
B
flat
minor,
opus
23
(Tchaikovsky)
2.
Piano
concerto
No.
21
in
C
major
(Mozart)
3.
The
dream
of
Olwen
(Williams)
4.
18th
variation
on
a
theme
of
Paginini
(Rachmaninov)
5.
Pathetique
(Beethoven)
6.
Leibestraum
(Lizst)
7.
Warsaw
concerto
(Addinsell)
8.
Concerto
in
A
minor,
opus.
16
(Grieg)
9.
Cornish
Rhapsody
(Bath)
10.
Piano
concerto
No.
2,
opus.
18
(Rachmaninov)
11.
Rhapsody
in
blue
(Gershwin)
12.
Clair
de
lune
(Debussy)
13.
Arabesque
(Debussy)
14.
Moonlight
sonata
(Beethoven)
15.
Gymnopedie
1
(Satie)
16.
Badinerie
-
from
the
suite
in
B
minor
(Bach)
Cover shown is from the UK version.
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